San Antonio
Wrongful Death Lawyer
There is no legal theory, no dollar amount, and no verdict that replaces the person you lost.
We want to be real and honest about that from the very first sentence. The legal system cannot undo what happened, and we would never pretend otherwise.
What we can do is hold the person or company responsible accountable for the choice they made. The choice to drive drunk, to skip the safety inspection, to disregard safety protocols, to ignore the hazard that everyone knew about, the choice that took someone from your family who should still be here, still making memories, still showing up the way they always showed up.
If you are reading this during the hardest chapter of your life, we are genuinely sorry you are here. We see you, and we know you are trying you’re best to keep going.
We take wrongful death cases as seriously as anything we’ve ever done, because the families who trust us with this work are trusting us with the memory and the legacy of someone they loved deeply.
That is a responsibility we carry with everything we have.
Texas Wrongful Death Law
Under Texas law (Civil Practice and Remedies Code Section 71.001), a wrongful death claim can be brought when a person's death is caused by the wrongful act, neglect, carelessness, or default of another. The surviving spouse, children, and parents are the people who can bring the claim, and they are called “statutory beneficiaries.”
The damages include loss of companionship and society, loss of care, maintenance, and support, mental anguish of the surviving family members, loss of inheritance, and loss of the services the person would have provided. Each of these is a separate, compensable category of harm.
Texas also recognizes what’s called a “survival action” which is a separate claim on behalf of the deceased person's estate that covers the pain and suffering the deceased person experienced before death, along with their medical expenses and other damages.
Every moment matters under the law.
The Two-Year Deadline
The statute of limitations for wrongful death in Texas is generally two years from the date of death. That deadline is firm. If it passes, the courthouse doors close. I know two years might sound like plenty of time, especially when you are grieving, but evidence disappears, witnesses' memories fade, companies change records and repair equipment. The sooner an investigation starts, the stronger the case.
You do not have to be ready to fight right now. You just need someone who can start preserving evidence and protecting your rights while you take the time you need. That's what I'm here for.
Guy Muller Handles These Cases Personally
When a family trusts us with a wrongful death case, that family gets the top attorney we have. Not a junior associate learning on the job, not a paralegal running the show while an attorney occasionally checks in remotely. Our top guy, Guy Muller, and his hand-picked team.
We work with the best experts available, accident reconstructionists, medical professionals, economists, whatever the case requires to tell the full truth and story about who was lost and what that loss means to the ones who loved them, and now have to live with that impossible loss.
If you're not ready to talk today, that's completely ok. When you are ready, I'm here. The consultation is free.
For the ones who keep going, despite the impossible, we see you, we're here for your, and we're ready.
Free Consultation.
No Fee Unless We Win.
If you've lost a loved one due to someone else’s wrongful conduct in San Antonio or anywhere in Texas, call me. The consultation is free. You'll talk to a human, not AI, not a chatbot.
And if we take your case, you pay nothing upfront. No hourly fees, no retainer. We get paid when you get paid. That's it. Because if I'm not willing to bet on your case with my own time and resources, I have no business asking you to trust me with it.